Position refers to the order in which players are seated around the table and the strategic consequences of this. Your position at the table is very important, because the more players are behind you, the higher is the probability that at least one of them can have a better hand.
To determine your position, you start at the current dealer and count the seats between you and the dealer counter-clockwise.
Generaly, in a 10 seats poker table, you have these positions:
- 2 late positions; the dealer and the player to his right
- 3 middle positions; the following 3 players
- 3 early positions; next 3 players
- 2 blind positions; the 2 players that already played small and big blind.
Position is one of the most vital elements to understand in order to be a long-term winning player. As a player’s position improves, so too does the range of cards with which he can profitably enter a hand.
